USDA Grants $6.7M to Curb Fruit Pest
NC State entomologist Hannah Burrack will lead a four-year effort to manage the spotted wing drosophila, a tiny fruit fly that causes hundreds of millions of dollars in annual agricultural losses....
Biomedical Engineer Zhen Gu Named to Tech Review’s Top Innovators Under 35
Zhen Gu, an assistant professor in NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill’s joint biomedical engineering program, has been named one of MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35” for his work on developing novel drug-delivery systems for treating cancer and diabetes....Continue reading "Biomedical Engineer Zhen Gu Named to Tech Review’s Top Innovators Under 35"
Public Response to New Technologies in Food Depends on the Type of Tech
A recent study highlights the complexity of determining how the public will respond to incorporating nanotechnology or genetic modification into food products....Continue reading "Public Response to New Technologies in Food Depends on the Type of Tech"
Bacterial Genome Scalpel Can Identify Key Gene Regions
Bacteria have a system for ridding genomes of unwanted DNA sequences. But how does the system work in bacteria? NC State researchers find out....Continue reading "Bacterial Genome Scalpel Can Identify Key Gene Regions"
Field Study Shows How a GM Crop Can Have Diminishing Success at Fighting Off Insect Pest
Research finds the toxin in a widely used GM crop is having little impact on the crop pest called corn earworm – which is consistent with predictions made almost 20 years ago that were largely ignored....Sign up for our mailing list!
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IGERT in Peru – The Role of Rhetoric in Transgenetics
By Molly Hartzog Week 1 – Lima, Peru Hola a todos! I have been in Peru since July 14 with NC State’s Genetic Engineering and Society program, to study pest issues in developing nations. Today we arrived in...Continue reading "IGERT in Peru – The Role of Rhetoric in Transgenetics"